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Manchester University

North Manchester, Indiana Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Located in North Manchester, Indiana, Manchester University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 1,276 students in fall 2024, including 988 undergraduates and 288 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Church of Brethren.

Manchester University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 67 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Pharmacy, Exercise Science and Kinesiology, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 304 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

66% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Mission

Manchester University respects the infinite worth of every individual and graduates persons of ability and conviction who draw upon their education and faith to lead principled, productive, and compassionate lives that improve the human condition.

Mission statement as reported by Manchester University

Key figures

1,276
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
304
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
67
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 67

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 7
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Education 11
Psychology 3
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Social Sciences 6
Public Administration and Social Services 1
History 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Physical Sciences 2
Engineering 2
English Language and Literature 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Communication and Journalism 4
Computer and Information Sciences 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
66%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
208
Associate degrees
9
Master's degrees
45
Professional doctorates
41
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,276
Undergraduates, fall 2024
988
Graduate students, fall 2024
288
Full-time, fall 2024
92%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,410
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,052
Graduate students, 2024-25
358
Full-time, 2024-25
88%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
55%
Men
45%
White
57%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
21%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
58%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Four-one-four plan
Religious affiliation
Church of Brethren
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
President
Stacy H Young
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact

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